How many of you Daily Drive an impractical car?
>too low
>too loud
>race tires (all year)
>gutted interior
>cage or 4/5 point belt
>ECT
Itt: I daily a race car or junker
>race tires all year
How do people afford this?
>>14685700
More money than brains
I'm sitting in my miata right now. The carpet, radio, door cards, and speakers are gone. Water gets in through the sides of my racing hardtop and wind gets in through the doors because they now act as a inlet. It's miserable in the cold and wet, but goddamn if it isn't fun.
>>14685707
I would also like to note that I am a lazy fuck and I will fix the leaks and doors this summer when I'm out of class and have more time.
>>14685713
>out of class and have time
amen brother.
>>14685693
my scion tc got driven in 3+ inches of snow with bald summer only tires on it and carbon ceramic brakes with slotted rotors
it has soldy engine and transmission mounts so winter driving was so scary
>bench seat
>stick shift
>no back seats
>one speaker
>stock stereo
>rwd
>v6
>NO POWER LOCKS OR WINDOWS
It's like hell.
>>14685724
You did all that to a Tc? I thought those weren't very good platforms to make fast or am I missing something.
>1968 Renault 10
>50hp of RR fury
>no 5th gear, 4th isn't overdrive
>no tach, speedo and fuel gauge are vague from going up and down rapidly between ~5mph/1/4 tank
>still oversteers like crazy on damp roads
>no power brakes, at least it has 4 wheel discs
>no power steering
>door locks are broken
>small-ish front trunk
>no radio
>no a/c
>fuel economy isn't even decent because you have to floor it everywhere to keep up with modern traffic
>it REALLY needs a 5th gear
>tires are absolutely tiny (135/55/14) so it's impossible to find new ones in the right size
>3 lug so different wheels isn't really an option
>Genesis coupe
>rwd
>manual
>snow tires
>daily driven year round in Alaska
>0 accidents either at fault or not
>maximum dorifuto like 8 months a year
People even do it with muscle cars and shit so its not even that impressive with me
>>14685757
Well damn
>>14685703
more like enough money not to care
My old DD was an older Jeep Wrangler TJ. It has a half top with no rear seats and no open storage space in the back, 35" mud tires that wobble and shake, 5 speed manual and averages 11 mpg. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's always breaking down which is why it's now sitting inoperable in my garage.
For the past couple of years my alternative transportation has been a motorcycle. Great for commuting to work in nice weather or going for a leisure cruise, but not practical for anything else.
Now my DD is a 2014 Mustang GT. 6 speed manual, small rear seats, but does surprisingly well on gas. I can get 24 city if I really baby it. It's a small step up in practicality, fuel efficiency and reliability, but is still not really a 'practical' compared to a lot of vehicles out there.
I used to daily drive my car. Wont go into too many details, but here is what I had
80's RWD Turbo Coupe. Absolutely no drivers aid.
I4 engine on solid mounts, with balance shafts removed.
Straight pipe exhaust, side exit.
All other mounts were poly 80A
Coil overs on 32/36 setting
No AC
Manual steering
unsprung 4 puck clutch. why? it was free
low, but not low enough to impact driving.
everything constantly vibrated, and was very loud. windows up, or down made no difference on cabin noise.
hard to hold a conversation.
radio worked, but is drawn out by all the noise
constant gear whine, diff whine, fuel pump whine
the turbo I4 sounded like a fucking tractor. maxium braaaps, and flames
currently down for a new engine, going with an I6 for maximum smoothness.
not a supra
>>14685729
Hello fellow ranger owner
I DD an 84 pontiac firebird and I'm used to it but yea I guess it's pretty impractical. Just bought some Gabriel Hijacker air shocks to lift the back end a little too for stance.
Speaking of which, the parts shop accidently ordered two sets: one made in Mexico and one made in Venezuela, which one should I take?
C4 Corvette with LT4
>you basically sit on the ground
>no backseats
>Targa top that somebody who's out of shape wouldn't even attempt to remove by themselves
>Cop bait
>daily driver to work every day
So worth it
>>14685757
my neighbour used to have one exactly like your pic, here in NZ. he was an old south african guy who bought it with him. it was stripped out and caged, with a gordini head. his dream was to one day beat minis around the local race track.
>>14686133
my guess is its an s13 that youre going to wreck by dropping a boat anchor rb20 into
>>14686236
nope
>mfw I daily drive this
>>14685693
My old-school Toyota has been gutted. Only has two seats and can hear the gas move around in the tank.
Radio doesn't work.
Rear defrost doesn't work.
Squeaky breaks.
No ac.
No ps.
Spare tires moves on quick turns.
Scares the shit outta gf.
Heaven.
>'91 Red Toyota P/U
>turbocharged 4-cyl (out of a meme car)
>forged internals/bolt ons
>limited slip dif
>straight piped, side exit just in front of the rear driver side tire
>suspension work for days
>disc brakes with slotted rotors all around
>only driver recaro seat
>roll cage
>235bhp
Dailied that thing for four years and got nick named "Maxican Takumi" by my friends after drifting a corner in the rain. Got T-boned last summer by a red light runner who was doing about 55, snapped my frame. Pulled all the un-damaged parts out and looking for a shell now.
>le too much money to care hardass meme
>not having enough money for a second, more practical car for a daily driver
faggots. it basically means you're a big ricer
>muh car is so hardcore, i can barely drive it LOL
more like:
>shitbox miata on stretched tires, fenders scraping
>anemic 4 cylinder with ebay turbo
GOTTA RUN RACE GAS AND SLICKS ALL YEAR BRAH
>>14686335
>235bhp in a pickup truck
sounds pretty weak
>>straight piped, side exit just in front of the rear driver side tire
mexican ricer shit
>roll cage and racing seat in dd
super gay
sounds like the mexican version of smog era small block in an S10
yawn
german v8, low enough to scrape on speedbumps and leaving parking lots, removed resonator so loudish. etc.
![20160314_174627[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/53gzy0q.jpg "20160314_174627[1].jpg")
>tfw both of your cars are original, stock, quiet, smooth, comfortable, clean
feels good not to be a fucking retarded ricer
>>14686374
the reason you put larger wheels is to upgrade the brakes :^)
>heavily neglected Jag XJ12
Don't think I need to say any more really.
>>14686392
Car came with the wheels, I want to go down to 18" because fuck spending 3 grand on big brakes in a DD
>1G Legacy Turbo
>Interior complete stripped, even chipped out sound deadening
>Only dash and drivers seat remain
>Muffler unbolted
>GC STi Brakes
>8lbs Flywheel
>Fully poly drivetrain bushings
>Noradio
It's a fun and cheap around town car. I have a Merc if I want comfort or to impress people.
>>14685707
>carpet, door cards
saved you, what. 30 lbs?
i've stripped out many cars, and always cleaned and reinstalled the interior. it is NEVER a noticeable difference
best part is; you'll probably lose bits off the interior - so if you do reinstall it, its half-missing and broken.
>muh ricer shitbox
>>14686369
Whatever you say there, bus rider. :^)
>>14686401
again, it comes down to the fact you have personally ruined it. its not an impractical car, its just shitty
>only driver seat remains
even ACTUAL RALLY CARS have two seats, you fuckboy
>>14686428
sorry, but my cars are better than your shitty mexi'd truck
>>14686386
>>14686236
The RB20 is the greatest engine ever made
>>14686348
Autism
>>14686434
>worst gen Firebird
>Honda Hatchback
Anon pls
>>14686441
>TRANS AM
its faster than your gay truck, ricer
>>14686441
also i'm quite familiar with actually fast pickups.
ones with a lot more than 235 BHP and a fucking 4 banger
>>14685724
>scion tc
>carbon ceramic brakes
kek you spent more on brakes than your car is worth
>>14686462
Faster into a guard rail maybe. :^)
>>14686465
>he thinks I built my tofu truck for speed
lmao
>>14686478
you can get "carbon ceramic" friction materials on RockAuto in the "economy" section
OE materials are ceramic
>>14686462
Nice v6 transvestite car
Too poor to afford modifications? Only the biggest poorfags drive stock cars, and only the biggest try hards brag about driving stock cars
Fuck off wannabe baby boomer
>>14686483
>thinks his gay drift truck is cool
you probably drift on the tires you drive to work in. kill yourself ricer faggot
>>14686478
He probably just means the pads, not the rotors.
>>14686487
Ricer. Those aren't "carbon ceramic brakes" just ceramic pads.
>>14686495
>implying I didn't have a second set of tires for hooning
Y'know what? I think just for you I'll crank the boost a smidget on the next bean machine so I'm putting down 240bhp and maybe fly the Mexican flag while blasting Salina. :^)
>>14686488
>v6
its an LS1 V8. a Trans AM is NEVER a v6.
>mawds
>american racing torq thrust wheels
>SLP intake
>polk audio system/pioneer hu
i don't need to extensively modify my car, because it was great from the factory. it has twin piston front/rear disc, a LS1 V8, and a 3.23 torsen rear end
>>14686499
i guarantee you that is what he was referring to.
either that or they were parting out an Enzo. which do you believe?
>>14686516
>>american racing torq thrust wheels
>>SLP intake
>>polk audio system/pioneer hu
Literally the Riciest mod list I've ever seen on here.
>>14686516
>pontiac
>great from the factory
Holy shit this has to be bait.
>>14686511
>only 240bhp
seriously this is not that much power. this is what you get in a unopened chevy 350
cam/heads/intake in a 5.7l V8 is 400WHP
buy a real car next time ricer
>>14686516
>3.23 torsen rear end
Lol grandpa gearing. You'd get stomped by a 200hp civic SI
>>14685693
>Luxury coupe with all power options, fairly light power steering and an automatic
>Extremely loud and clear sound system with tons of sound deadening placed all over the interior
>Lexus so it has thick panels and glass, no wind noise, door hinges are ridiculous, soft comfy seats
>78L fuel tank, can cruise all day without getting tired or stopping with absolute ease
>271rwkw on 98RON
>255/285 continentals
>MK4 supra coilovers and LS 4-piston brakes
>Auto built so aggressively it spins going into 2nd
Feels good cruising in maximum comfort knowing i can destroy retards who go full racecar with their shitboxes
My DD is impractical because it's shit.
>4.10 rear gears
muh drone
>solid UHMW bushings
muh road noise
>Dunlop Star Spec tires
more road noise
>radiator leaks
I keep 3 gallons of distilled water behind the passenger seat, it's a slow leak though.
>cheap ebay clutch is shot and you have to fight it to fully disengage when hot
>exhaust rattles against the body on overrun because I'm shadetree at best when fabricating
>stiff suspension
450lb/in front, 650lb/in rear, koni adjustable shocks and struts
>turbo lag because it's 1.8L of 4-cylinder shit
>bad fuel economy because it's a laggy 1.8L turbo 4
19mpg if I'm lucky
>odometer stopped working recently
It's quick and a lot of fun to drive though. I finally worked up the stomach to spend $600 on a good clutch and once the clutch issues are gone I would drive this car across the country and back with confidence.
>>14686526
i didn't buy the wheels. not my taste
>SLP intake
came on these cars stock
>polk audio/pioneer
learn something about audio, polk audio is quality
>>14686538
it's a V8 with a stock cam. if you knew how this correlates you would know why that is the correct rear-end.
my cousin's pickup is an LS powered S10 with 4.10 gears and we're changing them out to something taller. 4.10 is much too low for a stock cam LS V8.
>stomped by a 200hp si
a civic si is 3200lbs. they're pretty quick but nothing like my car
video fucking related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iOpOtxufko
>>14685729
Bench seat
2.3l
Stick
No lsd, abs, traction, stability, anything.
No Ac, no heat
Manual everything
Danger ranger.
>>14685693
I daily a 2 door truck.
>>14686536
>again thinks I'm going for power
lmao gramps pls go and stay go
>>14685757
GLORIOUS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySlxkrFOh2I
>>14686653
>pickup
>not for power
Oh, let me guess, you built a PICKUP TRUCK for its handling capabilities?
or its fantastic weight distribution?
its the low center of gravity, r-right?
you're just full of shit. your turbo is peaked out so you claim its not for power. of course it is
my cousins fast pickup is 300+whp
>>14686392
Or, to use lower profile tyres :^)
>>14686665
>fast pickup is 300+whp
>fast
>300whp
>in a pickup
Don't worry anon, one day you'll get your own fast car and realize that your cousins pickup actually isn't fast
>>14686665
>thinks pick-ups are only good for building power
anon pls
C3 Corvette
>Has the A/C option but needs to be converted
>long front end to maneuver
>very low to the ground
>I'm 6'3" so getting in and out is a bitch
>loud as fuck
>radio has old 70's noise to it
>>14686429
Track cars only have 1 though.
>still responding to this one immensely buttmad autist
>>14686747
Awww Kawaii Corvette Senpai
Only vehicle bc money
>no abs
>no esp
>no traction control
>slick tires because they were cheap
>got it through snow without any kind of aid
>race it at every stoplight since lol 90hp
And the best part?
>it's a motorcyle
The GS was pretty impractical for a daily but practical enough
Hard coils, solid and spherical end mounts and bushings everywhere, sway bars set to hectic, tires that suck without heat in them, loud as all fuck, shift kit chirped tires every gear change under any throttle
Now the Q is obviously impractical because low.
>>14685757
>Texas
I expected Bulgaria or something
What possessed you to DD that thing?
>>14686896
Despite all that it still puts a smile on my face, even in traffic. It's exceptionally reliable too, mostly because there's not much to go wrong.
>>14685757
Very cool.
>>14686429
Actually it is very practical. For getting my ass around town it is about as efficient as it is going to get. When I moved I was able to fit a shit ton into it because the seats are gone.
I like the rawness. But go ahead, stay mad at my fun.
>>14686796
It was a fun thread
>>14687203
I remember those threads
>>14686429
>he's upset about what other people do for fun
Don't be so pessimistic
>>14685693
All I drive is impractical cars bruh
>too big
>too stiff
>too loud
>too small
>FR with no power steering or brakes
>shit fuel economy
>>14687320
shut the FUCK up and fuck off back to >>>/r9k/
>Friend buys a sparco bucket for his DD s13, and a harness because race car
>Immediately realized how impossible it was to get in and out the car while still keeping the OEM steering wheel
>Can't reach out the car to grab a ticket for parking garages
We were pretty dumb teenagers.
>>14686348
>drive mom's Camry
>assmad over fun cars
i DD this loud ass shit heap everyday.
>>14686163
Mexican. Maybe they were built by your taco bender relatives.
>>14685765
Bad ass car man, 10/10
>>14685693
Focus SVT with no cat and slammed. Completely impractical and childish
>>14686374
Nice and s3xxxyyy
>>14685765
it snows 8 months a year in alaska? i refuse to believe
>>14686429
Autism
>>14687937
>i DD
>everyday.
Department of redundancy department.
>>14686863
>conveniently leaving out the fact it's stanced, and a pain in the ass to normally drive on public roads.
My DD has a 6.0L engine. Pumps make me regret it every time.
>>14688091
I know this feel bro. Feels fucking great going from a 6.0 Silverado to a 2.2 i4. I miss the torque and HP but damn do i feel great when i fill up with $28 and that lasts me an entire week of commuting
>>14687999
Snows? No. That's something that happens heavily during like first 4 months or so with random sprinklings after that. There's snow and ice on the ground about 8 months a year though, usually September to April on average.
>>14687973
Thanks man I like it too.
>mfw there are people itt who think their 2+2 coupes are impractical
>>14688104
>Feels fucking great going from a 6.0 Silverado to a 2.2 i4
I went from a 5.2L Ram to a 6.0L Silverado. It's comfy as fuck. I have a 1.6L i4 car, but it's a piece of shit and needs some serious work done with a multimeter before I can drive it again come summer time.
>>14688060
thank u captain crunch for that astute assessment
>>14687937
it has no a/c or heat and cant get above 60mph
I still love it
>>14688161
Electrical problems? Also you prefer the 6.0? Why? I love my 6.0l it was comfy but $80+ a week was fucking bonkers
C5Z, loud, low, fixed racing seats, hungry, police magnet. Can't imagine anything else though.
Living that 12MPG life.
>>14687937
autism level 9999999999999999
>>14688219
>cant get above 60mph
wut
>>14688286
Maybe he has a shit transmission? Shit wheels? Shit engine response? Shit final drive?
>>14688250
Yeah it has a ton of electrical gremlins. I went from a base model 98 ram 1500 with absolutely nothing to a fully loaded 2004 3/4 ton crew cab silverado. The silverado even rides nicer despite being a bigger (heavier) truck.
>>14688466
Good choice mate the 3/4 tons for that gen are very reliable.
>shit on petrol and lpg
>power to weight is shit
>big car, small interior
>expensive repairs
>classic tax
>cop bait
>autotragic
>people think its fast
>get challenged to race by bogans in LS1's every second day
>boots relatively small and shallow
But its so cool
>>14685693
I am daily driving a 73 Plymouth Barracuda right now. I am in a tight spot and don't have the money to repair my other car
>>14687937
Absolutely beautiful.
What is skeleton-kun's name?
>>14685729
This but s10.
>>14688268
Living that comfy life too
I drove a CTS-V sedan recently and god damn was it comfy. I could live with those MPG's all day with that ride comfort.
>>14687937
post pic of that mustang
>>14688073
GS isn't low, you're mistaken by looking at the wheel fitment. It's close, but doesn't touch at all.
>>14687937
>Cutie Mark Crusader
That's true autism anon
>Ford Ranger
>2.3 turbo
>5 speed
>no carpet, stereo or door panels
>bench seat replaced with just a drivers seat
>bed floor and inner side cut out
>fuel cell
>>14689088
What if a friend or a co worker needs a ride?
>>14689088
>ranger
>2.3
>turbo
pics required
>>14689098
>friends
If it's a co worker then we take my cruiser, which is kinda my DD but since I don't own it I don't count it
>>14689115
No pics of mine(new phone) but they're really common in my area.
Just buy a thunderbird turbo coupe and swap the engine, it's really that easy.
>>14689133
Wow, how do you handle that animal on the streets? You are a true madman. Nobody would buy a car like that with the intention to DD it, it's just too insane.
>3.6 V6
>13.1 km/l
>254 HP
>0-100km/h in 7 seconds
>quite big for a sedan which kinda sucks when you live in an old small town with narrow streets
>RWD
>1551kg
Well, at least is comfy.
>>14689145
Another pic of it.
>>14685707
>The carpet, radio, door cards, and speakers are gone
WEIGHT REDUCTION BRUH
FUCKIN MINT
>>14687937
it's like a visible, physical form of autism
>tfw no tesla model s to DD
>>14686392
Or because you want lighter weight wheels to make those same brakes more effective...
>>14685757
>TEXAS plate
I wasn't expecting that lol.
>>14685757
>Texas
>no a/c
for what purpose
>190e 2.3/16v
>18g ported 14 psi
Dyno'd 291 whp
>megasquirt 2
>completely gutted with 2 ebay buckets and 5pt harnesses
>half cage
>weighs 2100lbs without me in it
>no ac/ps/heat
>2.5" straightpipe with longtubes
>suspension stiff as steel
>a couple inches off the ground
>small 2 speaker sound system with a 1lb 200 watt inverter, a 100 watt 2ch amp and my phone for music
>hook a space heater up in the winter
>sunroof in the summer
Its fucking horrendous but i put some plate flippers and kill switches to make my commute fast, and an in cabin boost controller so i can get like 25mpg when i go to work.
With 295's on the rear and an lsd the tyres still break loose at highway speeds.
I want a more comfy car to dd but that damn thing is so much fun
my car was a race car, but also a junker
very low, somewhat loud (ran stock exhaust for the street), floor mats and door cards were in to make it a little civil, half cage with door bars, etc
other than my car friends, no one really liked to ride in it, which was honestly fine by me
>>14689284
>longtubes
>turbo
wut
>291whp 2.3L
>295s break loose on the highway
295 what? all-seasons?
No decent tire would break loose with that little power at highway speeds.
pics required
>>14689262
It's not unlivable with the windows down.
>>14685757
Are you working on the car or do you want to leave it as is so that you can preserve pain?
>>14689360
I'm leaving it as is. Might put a weber 2 barrel on it since the solex carb is giving me shit though.
>>14688306
nah brah even my 76 ltd with smog tier 351m will hit 90+ mph. there's no excuses
5.9 diesel to high school 8 miles away
>>14686696
its not that fast yet, but its a great platform to build (5.3l LS meme)
>>14685757
>Renault 10 DD
>in Texas
where are you, you absolute madman
Always in her. I do keep it garaged if it's supposed to hail though. And if snow is too bad I won't bring it out either.
As far as it being impractical though, it's not so much.
>>14685693
I DD a shitty loud foxbody
>>14686386
Fat fuck detected. Look at his shadow.
>gutted interior
>rear defroster doesn't work
>Very loud exaust
>low
>5pt. Roll cage
>stiff suspension
>Advan AO48 track tires
I'm mothballing it for a less hektik Corolla.
>>14686386
>feels good not to be a fucking retarded ricer
But how does it feel to be a fucking retarded redneck
>>14686386
Has 4th gen and claims stock, quiet, smooth, comfortable, clean (maybe). kek. That better be a v6 or your neutering it and I assume so since you threw wheels on it.
>>14686544
> 18 mpg on a 1.8 liter
Jesus man. My 4.8l v8 gets at least 24
>>14686249
>>14690231
Thx for the first laugh this morning, true as hell too.
>>14686335
I know you, ish.
Sad to hear the truck got destroyed :( used to brighten up my day.
Op: aw11 mr2 with roll cage, race seats, stripped interior the exhaust is a little louder than stock but not hugely.
My hometown has 4 Motorsport shops for a tiny population. I see atleast 1-2 racecars a day, lots of production series stuff
Fortunately I have 3 spare sets of wheels for racing. Various tread/compounds. My "daily tires" are a set of Dunlop dierezza z2's
>>14685693
I DD an 87 Chevy C60. Weighs around 8300lbs, gets 5 miles to the gallon, no gauges work, no stereo, no AC, no heat, it's rusted to shit, leaks water, burns oil and has over 450,000 miles on the body, previous owner put in a 502 big block in it, leaks every fluid and the clutch only sometimes works.
>>14685757
>renault 10
>texas
>implying you didnt import it from mexico
Here's my old shitbox.
dailied it for 3 years.
>Big pistons, was 2.1 instead of 1.8 and ported head, autotech cam and single webber
>Straight pipe
>Low profile wheels
>on H&R springs
>Interior was as it came from the factory, with no sound deadening anywhere.
>Leaked water through rear windows
>Defrost and so on didn't work so on rainy days windscreen would fog and i'd eat shit
>was pretty impractical
>bought most expensive roof racks ever
>now not so bad
>>14688135
Should I get a Spyder?
There's one on sale for like $8k near me with like 60k miles.
>>14689145
Considering looking up the term 'impractical'.
>>14686416
30 lbs is alot
>>14689160
>>14686416
I'm not a ricer shit box vaping and scraping bro fag. I autocross this thing and like as little weight as possible. The rear is now lighter and the CG is shifted forward, which makes the car easier to rotate and have more steering pressure under braking giving me more turn in grip in the front tires.
Normal tracks wouldn't give any benefit to this car but conefagging is different and some of the courses our local SCCA region makes up are downright ridiculously tight and require you to almost drift the car through the cones to make it.
Seriously just fuck right off busriders.
>>14690953
>sedan
>roof racks
show it from rearside
>>14685757
I really like it!
Find out what ball joints it uses and maybe you will find a suitable hub from another car that fits. You also could maybe weld up the old hubs holes and then have a machine shop drill a new pattern. Or you can even make spacer/adapters to go from 3xWhatever to 4x100 or something. Lots of options.
>>14686133
>balance shafts
>on an inline 4
RARE
A
R
E
The only one that comes to mind is a 4G63, so either you converted an Evo to RWD or you swapped a 4G63 into something.
>>14691293
AUTOX BRO TOTALLY NEED AS LITTLE WEIGHT AS POSSIBLE FOR NAVIGATING A PARKIN LOT IN SECONDS GEAR BRO
>>14686348
How's the bus?
>>14691247
It's a great car, but $8k seems steep even for one with that few miles. Then again, I am used to the UK market - maybe that's more reasonable over stateside.
>>14691318
Alright tell me, what form of motorsport do you indulge in good sir?
>>14691328
Motorcross but that's irrelevant
Autox faggot trying to talk big about his kiddy games.
Does too slow count?
>>14691332
Can't even afford a car.
>>14691341
Yet my bike is worth more than your stripped out shit box miata
>>14687937
Half Mad max
Half trailer park boys
All autism
>>14691347
Hey at least I don't have to worry about losing half it's value if I hit a pothole.
>>14690227
Well it's turbocharged and if you're in boost it runs rich which kills fuel economy, and I'm in boost a lot. That's just a side effect of making a little 4 cylinder make more than twice as much power as it did stock.
>>14691363
That's true anon enjoy your miata I hope you rag on it with no remorse
>>14691372
I do :)
>>14688854
desu your gs would look better if you polished the center
>>14686133
>>14691317
Starion, duh.
>>14691987
Is it any good? I've heard bad things about their reliability and handling.
>>14692101
I'm not the owner, but there was only 1 80's RWD turbo coupe with a 4G63.
>>14685693
As soon as the brine is off the roads the 2015 Z/28 rolls out of the garage to be my daily commuting horse.
Until the valve guides take a steaming shit on me, that is.
>>14685693
>snatchy 1st gear
>100 city miles will denolish half a tank
>steering is heavy
>straight exhaust pipes into two flowmaster 44s.
98 gs400
>>14688490
>drive a 96 f150 With the 300
>horsepower and torque of a smaller v6
>mpgs of a v8
It has an exhaust leak and pretty much scares the shit out of people at green lights. Only getting like 12 mpg and the shift linkage is broken
Still DD it because it's a manual, mean as fuck, and
>muh low end torque
I'm not used to upshifting at 2k rpms, but I like it
>>14689404
So you still get like 15 to 20 mpg
>no a/c
>no heat
>can put head through rust in floors
>sunroof leaks
>everything leaks
>exhaust is pretty much just a turndown pipe at the turbo
>interior is trashed
>Speedo works, Fuel is accurate when dash is punched.
>named it Adolf
>>14685757
You could get a longer final ratio with no extra parts by opening the transmission, putting the 4th gear gears on the 3rd gear position, and then putting the 3rd gear gears in the 4th gear position, thus multiplying rather than reducing, so in effect an 5th gear.
You could get good fuel economy if you adjusted the carburetors to run leaner though. Also lowering the tire pressure on the front tires pretty much kills the excessive oversteer, but where is the fun in that?
>>14691915
The whole point was white on white
>>14686807
RIP anon
>none of the gauges work
>just the speedo over 15 mph
>frame rusted
>everything rusted
>holes in muffler
>no driverside window
>no lights, stealth mode only mode
>manual choke is fucked, always drifts back closed
>roll coal all day
>pulled constantly
I do have another car I can drive, but this is just so much fun.
>>14685729
Same as my old DD except
>1.9L I4
>Drums all around
Good thing it never went fast enough to need brakes.
>>14688854
>>14692443
Im digging the white on white, just need to do something about those exhausts and she would look pretty damn nice
>>14689240
>when your tire weighs more than your wheel
>>14685693
I daily a R33 GTR, but i don't commute to work or anything, since i work from home.
It's actually pretty fun, apart from racing clutch, bucket seats and no cruise control.
Getting it back from the shop in a week and a half, pretty excited cause i'm gonna take it on a road trip (i'm the anon who started the road trip thread if anyone remembers).
